Odyssey Quiz Part 1
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Quiz over the Odyssey for 9th grade Com. Arts
- 1.What happened the day Odysseus' son was born?
- A.
He went to war
- B.
He killed the cyclops
- C.
He went hunting
- 2.Where did the Greeks go to fight?
- A.
Turkey
- B.
Sparta
- C.
Troy
- 3.What was Odysseus' plans to get past the walls?
- A.
Trojan Rabbit
- B.
Burn them down
- C.
Trojan Horse
- 4.What was Odysseus famous for after the war?
- A.
Ending it
- B.
Starting it
- C.
Taking the Trojan queen
- D.
Gyro sandwiches
- 5.Who cursed Odysseus to sail the seas eternally?
- A.
Poseidon
- B.
Helios
- C.
Athena
- D.
Hermes
- 6.Why did he do this to Odysseus?
- A.
He didn't thank the gods
- B.
He took Troy
- C.
He ran off with Helen
- D.
He stole Zeus' lightning bolt
- 7.What did Odysseus tell the Cyclops his name was?
- A.
Nophone
- B.
Noteye
- C.
No-one
- D.
Nobody
- 8.Why didn't he tell him his real name?
- A.
He would have been killed
- B.
He doesn't want an awkward phone call later
- C.
He would have eaten the lotus
- D.
He wanted to rescue his men that had became animals
- 9.What was Odysseus' plan to get out of the cave?
- A.
To feed the Cyclops poison
- B.
To cut the Cyclops head off
- C.
To ask the gods for help
- D.
Blind the Cyclops
- 10.How does the wind god help Odysseus?
- A.
Sends him home
- B.
Bags up the wind
- C.
Trick question, the wind god hates Odysseus
- D.
Kills Neptune
- 11.Why does he do it?
- A.
He likes Odysseus
- B.
He fears Odysseus
- C.
To rebel against Poseidon
- D.
To earn Poseidon's trust
- 12.Why doesn't Odysseus make it home?
- A.
They go on vacation
- B.
Ship mates open the bag
- C.
Ship breaks
- D.
Sea monster attacks
- 13.What does Circe do to his men?
- A.
Turns them into fruit
- B.
Throws them a party
- C.
Turns them into animals
- D.
Turns them down
- 14.Why doesn't this happen to Odysseus?
- A.
Hermes gives him a herb
- B.
He is immune
- C.
He is too strong
- 15.At this point how long has Odysseus been gone?
- A.
12 years
- B.
15 years
- C.
20 years
- D.
5 years
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